Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-07-29
NEWSY GLEANINGs.

OSCAR WILDE has become editor Of Lon
don journal for women.
IT is said that the cotton crop of the United
States will be a large one.
The late S. J. Tiden owned property in
England to the amount of S69000O.
REPORTS about the apple crop are discour-
aging from most sections of the country.
GENERAL MEADE's monument in Fair
mount Park Philadelphia, will be dedicated
on October Is.
THE Pops envoy to Ireland is engaged in
investigating the industrial and social condi-
ton of the tenant class.
GRAPB-RoT isreported all through the Pied
mont section of Virginia, and the crop has
been virtually destroyed
THE National Agricultural Department re-
port makes the decrease in the hog supply
100000 from last year.
In ploughing and paintings quarter -section
of land near Bethany, H., two farmers killed
100 rattlesnaies, some Of them big fellows.
In England over half million bicycles are
in use, and in this country about 10000, of
which about Il, 900 are in New York State.
FLORENCE DUNN, little London school
girl, has received ring from the Queens
hani for not missing day at school in seven
years.
ACCORDING to Professor Z. B. Elliott, of
Washington, the population of the United
States and Territories June | last aggregated
1888, 600
THE royal plate belonging to the British
Grown is kept in two strong rooms at Wind
sor Castle. If it ever should be sold it would
pan out" about Sl0,0U,000.
AT picnic at Danville, ILL.,, Miss Maggie
1ingentelter won dress pattern prize by
Harvesting horse and hitching him to q
buggy in less than two minutes.
AT the first election in Utah under the Ed
munds-Tucker law, held recently, for the
choice of School Trustees, the GentileS car
ried five of the twenty-one districts.
ALLEN HARP, boy sixteen years old, shot
himself through the head over the grave of o
pet dog in the grounds of the Bryn Maw1'
Hotel, near Philadelphia, a few nights ago
A MEXICAN female smuggler was arrested
at Ell PaSo Texas, a short time ago. She
was betrayed by musicbOx, which she had
concealed in her hustle, starting up a lively
tune.
PROFESSOR E. S. MORSE, of Salem Mass.
now has a collection of more than 400)
pieces of japanese pottery, all historically
classified and repreSl ming every era in the
development of the art.
THE Agricultural Department estimates
chat l0,O0J,O00 acre of forest are used yearly
IOl luCl anu lulllDel. rIeS IL Is
destroy about l0,OO0,0O0 acres more. The
forest area of the country is less than 49,
900, 900 acres.
The funeral of Herr Krupp, at Essen, Ger
many was attended by l2,00J of the work.
men employed in his famous foundries Mes
sages of coincidence were received by the fam
lily from the Emperor, Prince Bismarck,
Count Won Moltke and many other prominent
persons.
THE Secretary of War, acting under au.
thority of Congress- has directed that 40
pieces Of unseryiceable artillery be turned
over to the Gettysburg Battlefield Associa.
ton. These guns will be of the same pattern
as those used by the Union forces in the bat
tie, and will be placed in the same positions
THE National Education Association, which
met at Chicago, with an attendance of II 900
teachers from all parts of the country, elected
the following officers for the ensuing year:
President, Aaron Cove, of Colorado; Secre-
tary, James II. Garfield, of Kansas; Treasur
er, Edwin C. Howett, of Illinois; First Vice.
President, William E. Sheldon, of Massachu-
hattS